Wire-mesh guard and the like



July 21o 1926. 1,593,218 v E. MCCLURE f I v wma Masa GUARD AND THE LIKEFiled May 221. 1925 Patented July 20, 1926.

Unirse EDWARD MCCL'RE, OF CI'ICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WIREJTESH GUARD AND THE LKE.

Application led May 22, 1925.

This invent-ion relates to wire mesh guards, panels and the like, andone of its objects is to reduce to a minimum the amount of time andlaborI required to manufacture the article. Another object is to providea strong, substantial and rugged connection between the wire mesh workof guards and the border frame which surrounds it. The common practiceof securing the border frame to wire mesh work, is to form holes in achannel or other bar, insert the ends of the wires through the holes fand bend them back against the bar. This is a tedious and irksome taskand requires much time and at the present price of labor the cost ofproduction is an important item. In accordance with the presentinvention, a great deal of the time and labor is saved, and a better andmore effective connection is made between the wire mesh work and theborder frame. The invention consists in the several novel features ofconstruction and arrangement as will fully appear in the followingspecification, and the essential features of which will be moredehnitely pointed out in the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, inwhich Fig. l is a perspective view of a fragment of a wire mesh guardembodying one form of the present invention; Fig. 2 is a detail,vertical, cross section thereof: Fig. 3 is a horizontal lsection partlybroken out and taken on the line 353 of Fig. l; Fig. 4f. is a sideelevation, partly broken out, of a fragment of a wire mesh guard showinga slightly modified form of the invention; Fig. 5 is a detail`horizontal section taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4l; Fig. 6 is a detail,vertical, cross section through a second modified form of the inventionand Fig. 7 is a det-ail. vert-ical, cross section of another modifiedform.

Referring' to said drawing, and `first to Figs. l and 3 inclusive, whichillustrate the preferred embodiment of the invention, the referencecharacter 8 designates a fragment of a panel of ,wire mesh work whichmay be square, rectangular, or of any other desired shape. The wire meshwork shown is of the square mesh type, formed of interwoven wires 9, l0,that extend at right angles to each other, and at right angles to themembers of the border frame.

A fragment of the border frame is seen at l1 and, as is well understood,said frame Serial No. 32,118.

surrounds the wire mesh work. In its preferred form the border framemember 1l comprises two oppositely disposed channel bars l2, which areset with their flanges edge to edge as is clearly seen in Fig. 2, andsecured together by bolts, rivets or the like 13. In the edges of theflanges la of the channel bars, notches l5, 1G are formed, the notchesin each flange being' made equidistant, there being one notch for eachalternate wire, and those in one flange being disposed midway betweenthose in the other flange. rfhe shape of the notches is immaterialexcept that they are of sufiicient size to receive a wire 9 or 10. `Whenthe parts are assembled the plain edge portions of one flange 14- closethe notches opposite it, thereby providing closed holes through whichthe wires of the. wire mesh work extend into the channel formed by thetwo channel bars.

As is well understood, the wires of wire mesh work are kinked as is bestshown in Fig. 2, the kinks of the alternate wires being aligned andthose of the intermediate wires being also in alignment at places midwaybetween the kinks of the other wires. The wires extend through the holesof the border frame members at the kinked places of the wires, and anend wire 9X of the wire mesh work may be contained in the channel,formed by the two opposing channel bars. When bolted or otherwisesecured together, the two channel bars are positively secured upon thewire mesh work and the latter' is disposed along the medium line of theborder frame.

ln assembling the parts, an edge portion of the wire mesh work is laidupon one of the channel bars with the aligned crimps of the alternatewires contained in the notches. The opposite channel bar is then placedupon said channel bar with the notches thereof receiving theintern'iediate wires, after which the two channel bars are bolted orriveted together. The other edges of the wire mesh are connected withthe border fraine members in the saine manner. If desired,r the fourchannel bars of each side may be welded together at the corners orsecured together in any lother desired manner to forma rectangularframe, and when the wire mesh work and frames have been assembled, theopposite bars of the frames may be bolted, riveted or otherwise securedtogether.

Figs, Lrand 5 illustrate the application of he invention to diamond meshwork 8, and i` this case the notches l5, 16a are provided u the flangesll-a of the channel bars 12, at the places where the rires 9, 10a of thewire mesh work intersect each other adjacent the edge port-ion thereof.in this case the notches in each Vhanne are lo ated opposite each other,

am` the two opposing); notches receive two 1iit.ff-rsectin?,` wires otthe wire mesh work. na j he oiiserred that the sane spacing;` ot

in i shown receiifino' Q). and a ned channel bar 12b is the ends ot ttewire i'iat unnotched bar l2" r L) coopera therewith to hold the wires inthe channel. rvlie channel bar and flat bar may be sse-aired together bybolts or rire-ts in Fig. T two oppositeiy disposed angle iron hars iLiare shown, one having the notches ttor r ceivingthe wire mesh work S,The two angle iron bars are placed together as shori'n, thereby forming`a channel in which the end portion ot the wire mesh is received. The twoangle irons may be bolted or riveted together as in the other forms.

From the above it is evident that all ot the labor oit inserting` theends of the wire mesh through holes in the bars is eliminated ind alsothe work of bendingthe wires bach ii'tcr they have been so inserte( Theparts mayv be assembled with a minimum amountot time and labor and whenassembled, the parts proride a wire mesh guard which is handsome andattractive in appearance and one which is substantial. strong and rigid.

Priore or less rariation ot the exact details ot construction ispossible without departing 'trom the spi it ot this invention; I desire7therefore, not to limit myself to the exact iiorm ot the constructionshown and describech but intend., in the ollowinfrr` claims, to pointout all ot the invention disclosed herein,

fr claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters `Patent:

l, A wire mesh guard, comprising' wire mesh wort; formed ot interwovencrimped wires, a herder trame inen'iher secured upon the edge of thewire mesh work and comnecting; means Ator securingl .i

wires contained between said bars, and coniid bars together with thecrimped intersecting end po A ii ions oi' die wires ot the wire meshworl: contained i ie notches ot one bar.

n. fr wire mesh guard, comprisingv wire mesh work termed ot interwovencrin'lped res, a. border 'frame n'ieinber composed ot two oniiositelydisposed late allyv sepa'able contacting flanged bars, each formed withi niches in one of its tlanges for the reception oi end portions oicrimped wires which Vtorni the wire mesh w "rk, an edge portion ot eachbar closing' the notches around the crimped wires, and means` torsecuring said bars together with 'he crimped end portions ot the wiresot raid wire mesh work contained in the notches ot the bars.

A wire mesh guard, comprising` wire r. csh work it'ormed otl intewvorencrimped wires, a border frame member 'formed ot 'two oppositely disposedlaterally separable` lznifred bars7 each formed 1with notches in one otits tlanges for the reception ot end portions ot the crimped wires which'torni the wire mesh work, the notches in one flanged bar being`arranged intermediate the notches o'; the other danced bar, and an edgeportion ot' each bar closing the notches arornd the wires, and meansJtor securii saic bars ogether `sith the crimped end portionv oi thewires of the wire mesh work d in the notches oit.' said bars.

et. fr wire mesh guard, comprising wire mesh work toi-mcd ot' crimped,inter roven wires, a border 'ii'ame ncmber formed oi two oppositelydisposed laterally separable channel bars set with their flanges edge toedge and each channel bar being` formed with notches in one ot itstieni-rcs 'tor the reception ot crimped end poi-tions oi the wires whichform the wire mesh work, the notches in one channel bar being' arrangedintermediate the notches of the other channel barq and an edge portionot each bar closingl the notches a ound the wires, and means erftending;` through said bars '.Ior securing them together upon the wiremesh worlr.

EDWARD MUC/LUKE.

